Palestina 36 / Palestina 36

Annemarie Jacir / Palestine, Norway, Denmark, Great Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan / 2025 / 119 min

Palestine 36 is a historical drama film directed by Annemarie Jacir, set during the Arab uprising against British colonial rule. Through the personal story of young Yusuf, the film depicts a watershed period that significantly marked the subsequent history of Palestine and the wider region. Palestine, 1936. Yusuf, the son of a peasant family torn between his home village and working for an influential family in Jerusalem, longs for a future beyond the growing unrest. But the situation is escalating and it is becoming increasingly difficult to stay on the sidelines. As the Palestinian population unites in rebellion against British rule, more and more Jewish refugees are arriving in Palestine, fleeing persecution and anti-Semitism in Europe. Tensions rise, and Yusuf finds himself in the middle of historic events that will fatefully mark the lives of the people of the area.